Best Albums of the 1990s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1990s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
1990	2,918	133,313	Violator (111th)by Depeche Mode
1991	2,974	253,860	Nevermind (14th)by Nirvana
1992	3,132	167,760	Automatic For The People (48th)by R.E.M.
1993	3,327	189,075	Siamese Dream (55th)by The Smashing Pumpkins
1994	3,574	281,840	Grace (57th)by Jeff Buckley
1995	3,834	214,463	The Bends (23rd)by Radiohead
1996	4,002	183,446	If You're Feeling Sinister (126th)by Belle And Sebastian
1997	4,173	254,525	OK Computer (1st)by Radiohead
1998	4,219	191,876	In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)by Neutral Milk Hotel
1999	4,391	180,158	Ágætis Byrjun (75th)by Sigur Rós
Total	36,544	2,050,314

The best artists of the 1990s were Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neutral Milk Hotel, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Weezer and Nick Cave.

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991.

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elton John / Tim Rice / Hans Zimmer

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

222

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992.

My Life

Mary J. Blige

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

222

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993.

Twice Removed

Sloan

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

222

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994.

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Hooray For Boobies

Bloodhound Gang

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

221

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994

Overall Rank:

5,934

Average Rating:

73 (72 votes)

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995.

Armchair Theatre

Jeff Lynne

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

221

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995

Overall Rank:

5,935

Average Rating:

70 (39 votes)

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996.

2: La Légende D'Eer

Iannis Xenakis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

220

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997.

Remnants Of A Deeper Purity

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

220

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998.

Andromeda Heights

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

219

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998

Overall Rank:

5,977

Average Rating:

70 (43 votes)

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999.

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

219

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1000.

Four Great Points

June Of 44

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

218

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1,000

Overall Rank:

5,996

Average Rating:

74 (36 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%

1990	86	9%
1991	80	8%
1992	101	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	125	13%
1995	113	11%
1996	109	11%
1997	98	10%
1998	95	10%
1999	85	9%

Artist	Albums	%

The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Blur	6	1%
Alice In Chains	5	1%
R.E.M.	5	1%
Sonic Youth	5	1%
Pearl Jam	5	1%
The Smashing Pumpkins	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	548	55%
	259	26%
	40	4%
	24	2%
	22	2%
	16	2%
	14	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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